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Huntington Explorers summer camp recently finished its 14th year at The Huntington. Each day for three weeks, children aged 5-12 explored The Huntington's library, art, and botanical collections in classes about everything from the art of storytelling to the world of science. We share the experience of one instructor

Sunday, August 16, marks the 95th anniversary of the birth of Charles Bukowski (1920–1994), whose poems, short stories, and novels depicted ordinary men and women struggling to survive in an unforgiving world.

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today a diverse slate of upcoming exhibitions united by a broad common theme—the concept of what it is to be American and how both national and international influences have shaped American culture.

Next time you're in the Mapel Orientation Gallery, take 10 minutes to watch a delightful new film about the history of The Huntington. Designed and directed by Los Angeles–based filmmaker and animator Cosmo Segurson, it tells the story of Henry and Arabella Huntington

A new exhibition at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens examining Chinese-American immigration in early 20th-century Los Angeles goes on view this fall in the Library, West Hall. The name You Chung (“Y.C.”) Hong (1898–1977) still elicits respect and pride among longtime residents of Los Angeles’ Chinatown.

“The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, 1887–1920” is set to open at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens on Jan. 23, 2016—the only West Coast stop on a five-venue tour. The Huntington will be showcasing a hand-picked selection of 17 paintings

If you're thinking of stopping by the Japanese Garden's Seifu-an teahouse for the second-Monday-of-the-month tour on Aug. 10, then be sure to visit the waiting bench, or Koshikake-machiai, in the tea garden.

The Huntington's Ellesmere Chaucer, an illuminated manuscript produced around the year 1400, is the most handsome extant version of The Canterbury Tales in the world. Many scholars believe Geoffrey Chaucer oversaw some of its production.

What do avant-garde art and Britain's Royal Navy have in common? The answer is Edward Wadsworth (1889–1949), a British artist whose work is currently part of The Huntington's "Between Modernism and Tradition: British Works on Paper, 1914–1948" exhibition

So wrote Shakespeare four centuries ago, and many people today would agree that while the beauty of a rose is exceptional, what truly inspires us is its scent. The Huntington's historic Rose Garden is home to 1,400 rose cultivars

Before entering the Mapel Orientation Gallery, take a moment to notice the elegant outlines floating on the front windows. These silhouettes, which greet you as you enter and bid you a pleasant day as you leave, are a snapshot of The Huntington's library, art, and botanical collections.

A popular rule of etiquette recommends avoiding two topics in polite conversation: politics and religion. I would add a third—grammar. No discussion becomes more heated than a debate over whether it is acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition.